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Ada Cockerham 1919 - 2003

Ada Cockerham was born on November 8, 1919, and died at age 84 years old on December 20, 2003. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ada Cockerham.
Ada Cockerham
November 8, 1919
December 20, 2003
Female
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  • 11/8
    1919

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    November 8, 1919
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  • 12/20
    2003

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    December 20, 2003
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    Ada Cockerham lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1919, in the year that Ada Cockerham was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1921, Ada was merely 2 years old when hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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